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Eight EAC partner states

Chapter 55 · Man-made staple fibres

Yarn (other than sewing thread) of synthetic staple fibres, not put up for retail sale — Containing 85% or more by weight of polyester staple fibres — Single yarn

5509.21.00

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Line status
Official
Reference
EAC CET 2022, Schedule 1
Customs duty
10%
Category 10 · intermediate goods
VAT
Customs value and duties collected, excluding VAT
Excise duty
0
Does not apply to this line
Statistical unit
kg
In force since 1 July 2022

Import duties and taxes

All duties and taxes collected when importing these goods, for an origin outside the EAC. Flat amounts depend on the weight or the number of containers.

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Import duties and taxes
Duty or tax Rate Base Status
DD Import duty (EAC CET) Indicative Exempt for EAC origin
Details

The applicable rate depends on which EAC CET band the tariff line falls into (0%, 10%, 25% or 35%). There is no single rate: see the simulator and the detailed tariff by HS code.

 10% Customs value Indicative
VAT Value added tax (national) Indicative
Details

VAT is a national tax, not an EAC-wide levy: its rate varies by the member state where the import is cleared (for example 16% in Kenya, 18% in Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda, as of publication). No single rate is applied here: verify the current rate with the relevant national revenue authority before relying on any estimate.

 not quantified Customs value and duties collected, excluding VAT Indicative

Other lines of heading 5509

  • 5509.11.00 Yarn (other than sewing thread) of synthetic staple fibres, not put up for retail sale — Containing 85 % or more by weight of staple fibres of nylon or other polyamides — Single yarn 10%
  • 5509.12.00 Yarn (other than sewing thread) of synthetic staple fibres, not put up for retail sale — Containing 85 % or more by weight of staple fibres of nylon or other polyamides — Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn 10%
  • 5509.22.00 Yarn (other than sewing thread) of synthetic staple fibres, not put up for retail sale — Containing 85% or more by weight of polyester staple fibres — Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn 10%
  • 5509.31.00 Yarn (other than sewing thread) of synthetic staple fibres, not put up for retail sale — Containing 85 or more by weight of acrylic or modacrylic staple fibres — Single yarn 10%
  • 5509.32.00 Yarn (other than sewing thread) of synthetic staple fibres, not put up for retail sale — Containing 85 or more by weight of acrylic or modacrylic staple fibres — Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn 10%
  • 5509.41.00 Yarn (other than sewing thread) of synthetic staple fibres, not put up for retail sale — Other yarn, containing 85% or more by weight of synthetic staple fibres — Single yarn 10%
  • 5509.42.00 Yarn (other than sewing thread) of synthetic staple fibres, not put up for retail sale — Other yarn, containing 85% or more by weight of synthetic staple fibres — Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn 10%
  • 5509.51.00 Yarn (other than sewing thread) of synthetic staple fibres, not put up for retail sale — Other yarn,of polyester staple fibres — Mixed mainly or solely with artificial staple fibres 10%
  • 5509.52.00 Yarn (other than sewing thread) of synthetic staple fibres, not put up for retail sale — Other yarn,of polyester staple fibres — Mixed mainly or solely with wool or fine animal hair 10%
  • 5509.53.00 Yarn (other than sewing thread) of synthetic staple fibres, not put up for retail sale — Other yarn,of polyester staple fibres — Mixed mainly or solely with cotton 10%
  • 5509.59.00 Yarn (other than sewing thread) of synthetic staple fibres, not put up for retail sale — Other yarn,of polyester staple fibres — Other 10%
  • 5509.61.00 Yarn (other than sewing thread) of synthetic staple fibres, not put up for retail sale — Other yarn, of acrylic or modacrylic staple fibres — Mixed mainly or solely with wool or fine animal hair manufactured 10%
  • 5509.62.00 Yarn (other than sewing thread) of synthetic staple fibres, not put up for retail sale — Other yarn, of acrylic or modacrylic staple fibres — Mixed mainly or solely with cotton 10%
  • 5509.69.00 Yarn (other than sewing thread) of synthetic staple fibres, not put up for retail sale — Other yarn, of acrylic or modacrylic staple fibres — Other 10%
  • 5509.91.00 Yarn (other than sewing thread) of synthetic staple fibres, not put up for retail sale — Other yarn — Mixed mainly or solely with wool or fine animal hair 10%
  • 5509.92.00 Yarn (other than sewing thread) of synthetic staple fibres, not put up for retail sale — Other yarn — Mixed mainly or solely with cotton 10%
  • 5509.99.00 Yarn (other than sewing thread) of synthetic staple fibres, not put up for retail sale — Other yarn — Other 10%
Sources 2
  1. 01

    EAC Common External Tariff, 2022 version (Schedules 1 and 2) (new tab), EAC Secretariat, institutional repository

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  2. 02

    East African Community, Customs Union (new tab), East African Community (eac.int)

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